in fishtown. trang?reporter: they sure did, ukee, the community ultimately voted against rezoning to allow apartments at the church, 165 to 1 zero 7 but the final goes to the city of zoning board. nearly 300 people filled the basement of holy name church to discuss the future of saint laurentis just a few blocks away. developer is proposing preserving the exterior of the church and putting 23 one bedroom apartments, he says the archdiocese approached him about the project. >> my goal is just to save the church, save the building, preserve it for the community. >>> but the opposition was vocal citing lack of parking strain on the sewer system and loss of community space >> the beacon of the community. expresses identity of fishtown. the identity of the people that have fault and worked here: i just don't see how it could be better to have apartments here. we need somewhere to worship and keep the community together. >> reporter: long time fishtown resident they don't mean says it's the only viable option

in fishtown. trang? >> reporter: they sure did, ukee, the community ultimately voted against rezoning to allow apartments at the church, 165 to 1 zero 7 but the final goes to the city of zoning board. nearly 300 people filled the basement of holy name church to discuss the future of saint laurentis just a few blocks away. developer is proposing preserving the exterior of the church and putting 23 one bedroom apartments, he says the archdiocese approached him about the project. >> my goal is just to save the church, save the building, preserve it for the community. >>> but the opposition was vocal citing lack of parking strain on the sewer system and loss of community space >> the beacon of the community. expresses identity of fishtown. the identity of the people that have fault and worked here: i just don't see how it could be better to have apartments here. we need somewhere to worship and keep the community together. >> reporter: long time fishtown resident they don't mean says it's the only viable opt

>> same thing i think. >> maybe it is in fishtown. >> now it is in fishtown. >> a garage? >> very hip, very trendy. >> so are you. >> oh, no question. hi everybody. coming up on good day philadelphia. this is zika darn virus, people are trying to plan their thanksgiving, christmas, maybe first of january vacations. >> yes? >> where can you go? you can't go to the caribbean, can't go to south america. >> don't go to miami. >> don't go to miami. >> turks and caikos? >> what? >> that's where i'm going last week of september. but don't get pregnant. >> there you go. >> but guys can get it. may have to use a condom for six months. horrible. >> not good for honeymoon plans, all of that kind of stuff. >> so we have alternatives to those other countries, some are pretty cool. and inexpensive. >> that's true. >> people are putting charcoal in their drinks again, this happened about five, six years ago, people putting charcoal in their juices again, this trends is back. why would you want -- well, i mean, it is not charcoal like off the barbeque grill, but it is charcoal. >> kings f

learn more at palottery.com. >>> a look at the new entertainment center in fishtown. >>> "eyewitness news" captured the ribbon cutting for revolution a 26 lane bowling alley on canal street. you can enjoy an arcade, a berger and beer restaurant and live bands and djays will provide music. we're talking classic and alternative rock. it opens to the public friday. kate? >>> thanks, guys and your weekend watch not looking like the best fall weekend we've had as we head into october. we've got clouds and chance of showers on saturday. high in the poconos saturday 60. sunday a little more sun, can't rule out a shower. 65 in the poconos, 70s in the city, sunday better day, again down the shore, we'll start to see the low ease its hold on us, sun returning but can't rule out a shower either day this does pat toomey speak for you? i also want to thank the nra for it's, uh, strong support for my campaign. pat toomey: he opposes an assault weapons ban and got an "a" rating from the nra. "i have had a perfect record with the nra." and on women's health? "i would support legislation in pennsylva

fishtown resident andrew is using national recovery month as a springboard to open up more eyes.hrough his get fit for recovery initiative he hopes to inspire. >> get fit for recovery is an event that create is awareness for the disease of addiction. september is national recovery month. i wanted to plan a event to create awareness for the disease of addiction. >> reporter: last week get fit for recovery took over the steps of the art museum as nearly 200 people turned out to went the word and raise money for recovery advocates of america. mister knows all too well about the lows of addiction. >> myself i'm in recovery and i use health and fitness as a way to overcome that obstacle. >> reporter: mister who has been sober since january 25th, 2013, needed help in recruiting local rest tents for the cause. he turned to tom, marketing director of city fitness. >> when i read his e hail and learn about what he was trying to do i immediately responded to it because frankly i'm also in recovery and fitness played a huge role in my recovery. >> reporter: every day 129 people died from a

fishtown downed wires are a problem tillman at montgomery avenue.tick to second and berk street instead of that. because of flooding townsend inlet bridge, bus route 313, 319 affected by the flooding in sea isle. 222 an accident, crystal is talking about it. i talked to police in berks county. they are responding no crews on the scene. an accident reported 222 near route 183, river bridge. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing raining everywhere. we have pockets where you're not seeing rain. heavier rain is south of the city moving toward the north. we have rain in the area and heavier rain pulling in. >> dramatic video hear shows an armed armed with a hammer kidnapping a store clerk. the frightening ordeal was in los angeles. witnesses called 911 as they watched the attacker drag the woman away. he took her to a cemetary where she was able to escape. the police arrested jose carro. he had been talking the victim. >> an ohio woman said her samsung phone burst into flames while charging. look at the picture, the s7 edge burst into flames. she mail

this happened in fishtown wednesday. kayla watson said she was coming from the library after school when a group of girls she didn't know beat her up. she's now wearing a neck brace. her grandfather heard about the fight, didn't realize it was his granddaughter until he saw her on the ground. >> she got sneaker prints on the back of her neck and back and if it wasn't for a young man driving by to stop the fight and called the cops, she could have been killed. >> i have a sprained neck. >> how long is the brace on? >> until my primary doctor says i can take it off. >> nbc10 learned the attackers go to middle school, kayla does not. city school officials say protocols and procedures are being followed in the investigation. they could not speak about any possible disciplinary action. >>> there's a break in the case of an 8-year-old girl shot and killed in camden. u.s. marshals arrested tyhan brown where authorities say he was hiding out. he is charged with first degree murder in the death of gabby hill carteder, caught in c

enjoyed a 7 course meal and concert all for a good cause, tonight they had eats at the fill more in fishtownnd seven chefs prepared the meal and before the courses were live performances and the mc and money raised by the way benefits abundance and the philadelphia music alliance and jimmy kimmel is live followed by night line and the guests are southern and we are on at 4:30 with karen murphy and jeff and i ,$8drw

the rule has never been in force before for the trucks who line up along frankford and girard in fishtown. staying open late is really what defines their livelihood. >> it hurts a lot. especially, um arc lot of the people usually leave when the bars close around two, 2:30 and they come out and expect us to be here. 91 of us are here, we're losing more than half our business. >> it's not clear why licenses and inspections is enforcing this ordinance now. online petition to keep the trucks open late has garnered more than 450 signatures on change.org. >>> happening now, better smells coming to septa? that is the goal at least the transit agency is trying to put a stop to that horrible stench that hits riders as soon as they head down the stairs to the subway. if you rely on septa, you know what we're talking about. the transit agency says there may be a way to get rid of that smell. fox 29's brad sattin live along the mark frankford line inned city. so brad, what's it all about. >> reporter: well, dawn it is all about something called liquid resistant paint. it may be the wave of the futu f

. >>> a look at the new entertainment center in fishtown. >>> "eyewitness news" captured the ribbon cutting for revolution a 26 lane bowling alley on canal street. you can enjoy an arcade, a berger and beer restaurant and live bands and djays will provide music. we're talking classic and alternative rock. it opens to the public friday. kate? >>> thanks, guys and your weekend watch not looking like the best fall weekend we've had as we head into october. we've got clouds and chance of showers on saturday. high in the poconos saturday 60. sunday a little more sun, can't rule out a shower. 65 in the poconos, 70s in the city, sunday better day, again down the shore, we'll start to see the low ease its hold on us, sun returning but can't rule out see the low ease its hold on us, sun returning but can't rule out a shower either day this ♪ i was on my way to work, the next thing you know, i was on the ground. ♪ the trash truck ran over both my legs. ♪ i had sixteen surgeries. ♪ i don't sleep through the night unless i have my medicine. ♪ my medical bills was piling up. my employer stopped paying m

. >>> emotions ran high as 300 fishtown neighbors argued about the fate of the shuttered church. >> residents filled basement of holy name church to discuss future of saint laurentius church as it wants to preserve fisod and convert it to 23, one bedroom apartments. the residents argue it will put a strain on parking and sewer systems. supporters say the apartment is the only viable option to save the 135 year-old church. >> we're not interested in demolishing the building but only interested in saving the building to product its use. >> development is welcome but it is getting to be too much. it justice. so it is our beacon. it is our identity. >> reporter: in the end community voted 165 to 107 against rezoning the property for apartments, the city's zoning board will review the proposal on november 1st. >>> some bad buzz for apple. >> users of the iphone seven don't even need headphones to hear this. >> that is awful. >> hissing. >> users say phone headaches that noise. >> it is latest disappointment for apple fans, iphone seven users complained about frozen screens and removal of the head

all, ribbon cutting last night for revolutions, and 26 lane bowling alley entertainment complex in fishtown there an arcade, burger and beer restaurant and bar. live band and dj's will provide alternative rock music on weekend. revolutions opens tomorrow. >>> new play is on stage in philadelphia right now based on the life of former mayor, frank rizzo. >> and the last night's opening night had a real south philadelphia flavor. >>> philadelphia beer company provides mummers to the show, former mayor and governor rendell made some remarks, afterward, the play follows rizzo's life from beat cop to police commissioner to mayor of philadelphia. >>> well, coming up in the next hour of cbs-3 "eyewitness news" we are live on the latest on the crash overnight that injured a philadelphia e-mail. >>> we have an update on the rampage in west philadelphia a man stabbed two children, one of them is own, plus a look outside where it is raining buckets. parts of the areas under a flash flood watch. more forecast coming up when we come back. i think my strongest asset, maybe by far, is my temperament. i'd l

. >>> pennsylvania spca is providing some puppy love, in fishtown. >> the organization, brought some adorable, adoptables to the lutheran settlement house to mingle with the staff. this was all part of the appreciation day, pennsylvania spca honored the staff commitment to help homeless mothers and children. they are also spreading the word about finding these lovable animals forever homes. cbs three is a proud media sponsor of the p spca. >> going like this. >> i know, i want to jump in that screen. >> thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00. we are back at ten on the cw philly and back here at 11:00. >>> up next "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. tonight a zika setback. the plus wait is over, apple unveils its the new iphone. that and much more coming up next on "cbs evening news". take care family, we will see you tonight. big oil polluters. they have a friend in pennsylvania. millionaire pat toomey. toomey voted to protect their special tax breaks. saving oil companies twenty-four billion dollars. and big oil polluters have given toomey seven hundred thousand dollars in

. >> a new place to play for thousands of children in fishtown. self city and community leaders came together to break the ground at the brand new penn treaty play ground. this beginning renovations to that play ground. the children got a sneak peek at what they'll soon be able to play on. >> right here where you're all sit wrack the new may ground is going to be. okay. right here it will move over and the new playground will be here. it's going to be beautiful new equipment that's going people with dissables will be able to use the equipment. we're going to have new safety servicing and beautiful new landscaping. we're going to have a new turtle sculpture. >> in addition reverend from native american tribal nation performed a blessing on the ground breaking n bethlehem, pennsylvania, a high school senior fighting terminal disease has a big reason to have a huge smile adam ricky a freedom high school has called type c night man pick disease it's a rare neuro degenerative disease. >> it's also known as childhood alzheimer's and adam is constantly i

. >>> finally tonight a new way to have some fun, in fishtown. >> "eyewitness news" at a ribbon cuttingelebration for revolutions on canal street, a bowling alley to go to the next level complete with two levels of lanes and rock and roll theme restaurant and flare bar, yes, sneak peak tonight revolutions opens to the public, on friday. >> good bowler. >> is what your high game. >> i don't know. >> i think way back in the day maybe 202. >> that is pretty good. >> that was way back in the day. >> group outing. >>> thanks for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00. we are back at ten on our sister station cw philly, and back here on cbs-3 at 11:00. >> that is not i bad idea. >> up next, "cbs evening news". tonight we will take you inside fbi headquarters where an alarming flaw has been discovered in their gun background check system. scott the pelley reports now from new york, take care family, we will see you tonight. does pat toomey speak for you? i also want to thank the nra for it's, uh, strong support for my campaign. pat toomey: he opposes an assault weapons ban and got an "a" rating fr

it is just one in a series of thefts, of zero's and one's, from house numbers in east kensington fishtownnce the name, binary bandit. police are investigating. that is just plane weird. well, getting a look at dramatic rescue on highway in russia. meisha is please today hear this, saving the life after kitten. this kitten fell from suv and curls up on the road apparently paralyzed with fear, officials say, it stayed therefore more than three minutes. >> oh, my gosh. >> the security camera footage shows a driver slows down, gets out, and lift the little one to safety. vet say it is okay, so meisha, you can breathe, because i know you would be stopping, you would be crashing into cars to get that kitten. >> i mean, i think we wou have no choice. can you imagine if you were behind the wheel and saw a little -- oh, goodness. >> pretty good eyesight, as well. >> right. because you wouldn't know what it is, you could think it is a squirrel or something. fortunately the kit send okay, and the driver is okay, stopping on the highway. >> but look like it was good weather on the road, lauren? >> po

is just one in the series of thefts of zeros and one's, from house numbers in east kensington and fishtown hence, the name binary bandit. >> what do you think they are used for. >> i don't know i don't know, one's and zero's. better than 666, that would be a dangerous number. when it comes to risking social sepat toomey wrote the book. .. "i'm...i've got a whole chapter in my book where i... specifically lay out how i think we should... reform social security." toomey's plan requires wall street and bankers to manage... the accounts. collecting fees out of your social security that could... total billions. fees they collect, even if the market crashes and... seniors lose everything. pat toomey's looking out for wall street, not pennsylvania. dscc is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> the philadelphia mailman is getting well deserved recognition but it had nothing to do with the delivering of mail today. he was honored for saving a life. lynette happily hug her co-worker gary bows and thanked him for saving her life. on july 25th she collapsed due to a heart attack and tha

. >>> emotions running high as fishtown neighbors argue about the fate of the shuttered church. >> unaudible. >> nearly 300 people filled the basement of the holy name church to discuss future of saint laurentius church. developer want to preserve it and convert tonight to 23, one bedroom apartments. but people argued the plan would put a strain on parking and the sewer system. the supporters say apartments are the only viable option to save the 135 year-old church. >> i just don't see how it could be better to have apartment there we need somewhere to worship and keep the community together. >> we're hoping that people here realize this is a way to save this church, saving the architecture. >> my goal, it is really just to save the church, save the building, preserve it for the community. >> the community voted 165 to 107 against rezoning the property for apartments. the city zoning board will have the final ruling. >>> coming up we are just a few days from the the first presidential debate. >> this morning, donald trump is fending off a new controversy. we will tell you what a washington p

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it's one in a series of thefts of zeros and ones from house numbers in east concernsing ton and fishtown. hence the name the binary bandit. >> eagles fans are counting down days until monday night. if you want something different from the game day beverage some are pouring craft spirits. >> saluting the new football season with the silly disstil disstillry in tonight's tastes with torrey. >> sit down and pour yourself a glass, the game may be over but it's time to meet a duo of disstillers changing the whisky game for good. zach zone and brad forest are putting the "spirit of philadelphia" into every bottle of their barrel-aged whiskey and spirits. >> this is pennsylvania kiss beingy it comes out of pennsylvania soil. >> sourcing local for all single barrel ingreed dwrents was important for name of disstillry to be distinctly local as well. >> there's many things but red brick building architecture style makes you recognize being from philadelphia. >> they met four years ago while zach was getting home imimprovements. >> brian was doing work on my house i gave him a beer i home brewed i

this happened in fishtown wednesday. kayla watson said she was coming from the library after school when a group of girls she didn't know beat her up. she's now wearing a neck brace. her grandfather heard about the fight, didn't realize it was his granddaughter until he saw her on the ground. >> she got sneaker prints on the back of her neck and back and if it wasn't for a young man driving by to stop the fight and called the cops, she could have been killed. >> i have a sprained neck. >> how long is the brace on? >> until my primary doctor says i can take it off. >> nbc10 learned the attackers go to middle school, kayla does not. city school officials say protocols and procedures are being followed in the investigation. they could not speak about any possible disciplinary action. >>> a teen faces weapon charges following a gun scare in gallaway township. school officials ordered a lockdown after learning the 15-year-old boy was carrying a handgun. police were called to find and detain the student. officers say they late

>> yes, fishtown, kind of like the mother ship of all coffees. good morning to you, ben. >> morning. >> i love they put me with people that are my own size to do this. okay, so, the thing that is really cool and sets this apart, obviously your customer service, but the pretty pretty latte you make, i hate to say it that way, but they are just gorgeous quite gorgeous so tell me the thing that puts you, makes you set apart from other people's designs, do you it what is called free pouring? >> free pouring. so this is accomplished just by the way that the milk is poured into the expresso. >> because some people might do it with a pen or something like that? >> that's correct. a lot of times you see that on stain gram. >> oh, ya. >> and that's beautiful, as well. but it doesn't exactly fit into our style of service here. >> you are the nicest person ever. that instagram nonsense, cheating, not the real thing, according to me. >> i didn't say it. >> he didn't say it. so you know. so making us some drinks, then you will show me thousand do this. now we

. >> fishtown. >> questions will get harder. >> sure. >> you live in fishtown. >> who is this. >> thiss colleen. >> where is colleen. >> where can we find this i call it a man cave but woman cave. >> sure, fan cave, fine us at all of the stadiums or at home games or places of business. >> you provide a party. >> we are a mobile tailgate. >> come down, food is getting set up, we will have some barbecue and games and stuff like that. >> that is best news, mike, weather for the game on sunday should be fabulous. this heat wave will be over. sue, what are the details. >> we will get rid of the heat and humidity just in time for eagles to start. today we are giving you a six out of 101 because thinks another hot and humid one. buddy with the best advise, same as yesterday with, of course, a water about on the toll stay hydrated. he has his eagles green on, temperatures 75 to 80 to start the day. heat advisory in effect from noon to 6:00 p.m. we have had some showers early, you may have have noticed ground wet but wasn't that big of a deal. we will have left over cloud, the temperature right

good morning, this is a live look at i59 right near girard, right in fishtown area, starting to see some morning rush hour, pop, coming into downtown philly, as we mention, michelle obama coming to town, campaign event today taking over lasalle university. there is no easy way to get to lasalle off of your major roadways. so we will have motorcade madness today. again, the event not until 12:00 noon, heavy police presence, secret service coming along for the lunchtime trip. be ready for. that will water main break there is happened last night, crews will be working along the lincoln drive, closing it all day today at green. so anyone coming south where we see most of the volume during the morning rush hour, you want to use wissahickon, germantown, to avoid the delay. chris and alex over to you. >> many doing up on 6:32, teenage here had bright future stabbed to death and his body left on a sidewalk. >> now police are trying to uncover how the incident could have involved a halloween mask. jennifer joyce in reading with the latest on this, hi, jen. >> good morning, chris, alex, and yes, p

this is the scene in fishtown. at least one person was out there enjoying the summer sun. the warm temperatures there for the runner in the park. and a similar scene on the banks of the schuylkill river. it is calm out there. there's one boater right there. skulling their way on the schuylkill. the heat and humidity are not letting up for the first week of september. >> chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is tracking the temperatures in your neighborhood. glenn? >> yeah, jacqueline, if you think today is hot and humid, just wait 24 hours, because it's just going to get hotter and more humid, up near 90 today. 95 tomorrow with high humidity, making it feel like it's over 100. 93 friday. 96 on saturday. we're going to be close to record levels for this time of the year. right now, it is 89 degrees in philadelphia, 87 in trenton, 92 degrees in wilmington. and it feels like 92 right now. so the humidity is not extra high, not yet. tomorrow it will be a different story. we're still seeing the clouds from the remnants of hermine out in the ocean. but the showers that

hello, we will caught this fishtown girard and frankford avenue no problems or delays at all, one of our cameras here. guy stopped for the red light there looking g no problems coming in on the 42 freeway as well. light volume so far this morning. no problems, coming back from the poconos, turnpike, looking good, and there is no construction, on that vine street expressway, so we're opened for business but in lower providence, overnight accident, pulled out some of the power lines. ridge pike at germantown pike. look out for delays there. for folks down along route 47, delsea drive, right near port elizabeth cumberland road overnight accident. pulled down power lines. same scenario out there in lower providence. they are working on and investigation. new jersey turnpike southbound disable tractor trailer near exit number eight, market frankford and broad street subway they started rolling trains at 5:00 o'clock this morning. we're off to a good start with to delays on mass transit, chris, back to you. >>> malcolm jenkins, 27, put on instagram this is just the beginning. oh, man what

officials believe a lot of those taggers may live around or visit areas near northern liberties or fishtownbig mess today in west philadelphia after broken water main turns an alley into a swimming pool. take look. this is at 52nd and parkside. according to the philadelphia water department, this is from a private water main and a company is going to fix it. it all happened behind monster pets. the store tells us they will continue to stay open. >>> unforgettable day for 13 children who live in east falls. they were off to the white house this morning. the special day for children who live in the philadelphia housing authority's abbotsford homes. it's all part of a development's annual youth summit where former residents who have become successful in their careers visit with the young people living there. one even a ranging today's big trip. and some great messages from children as they boarded the bus this morning. >> barack obama, please -- ooh mean i love washington, d.c., i really like politics. and hopefully when i grow up i can become president. you never know. >> former resident and

sugar house' in fishtown opened its $164 million expansion back in may.asino added more games, restaurants and a parking garage. in january, the parks casino in bensalem also added more games and a brand new lounge. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> it's 6:47. if you're heading out right now, the temperatures are still cooling down. we're three minutes away from sunrise on the first autumn morning. a cool start but it is going to be summer-like heat this afternoon. back into the upper 80s. a little bit warmer than yesterday. the good news is, the humidity stays low. it's this evening we'll see clouds returning to the area. clear to start with and clouds slowly increase as we go through the evening hours. the humidity will be increasing during the evening hours, too. 50s in the suburbs. the lehigh valley, clear skies down to 52 degrees. some clouds in delaware and moving into philadelphia, a few scattered clouds. the thicker clouds are in south jersey and especially at the shore. that's why temperatures are mot delaware. meantime, philadelphia, 6

city official believe those out of town taggers live or visit the area near northern liberties or fishtownlabama library is threatening to file theft charges against its members for not returning books. officials are considering these drastic measures due to $200,000 worth of unreturned books and other items. ordinance has been on the books for some time now but because of the amount of missing books officials are getting serious about enforcing it. library says it will start with a text or an e-mail reminder followed by a certified letter threatening action within 10 days and if that is ignored, fines even jail time are possible. >>> too many outstanding books that haven't been returned. people with several hundred dollars worth of library materials that are sitting at home. >> according to the police chief there have been a few arrests from overdue books in the past but it is very rare. >>> a dispute between neighbors turns into an i prompt tee home demolition why bone men involved in this fighting facing charges to night. >> prestigious local college is at the center of a heated controv

. >> reporter: a some neighbors scratching their head i'm anita oh in fishtown why these neighbors say they are looking for a bandit. >>> a three-year oldies shot dead by police why his family is calling for an end of an investigation and why authorities say, what the teen was carrying, that put him in the line of fire. we wil fourteen americans killed in a san bernardino mass shooting... but after this tragedy - when pat toomey had the chance to ban suspected terrorists from buying guns - he voted against closing this loophole for terrorists - and with the gun lobby. katie: we have to do everything in our power to keep guns away from terrorists who threaten our way of life. i'm katie mcginty and i approve this message because we can't risk our families' safety on a loophole. >>> the search is on for so-called binary bandit, someone has been stealing zeros and one's from house numbers in philadelphia neighborhood. at least a dozen homes have been hit . news continues at 5:30. hello everyone i'm ukee washington. >>> i'm jessica dean. "eyewitness news" report's neat a oh is live in east

hello fishtown. live look at i59 southbound heavy cottman through girard avenue. as we head southbound, on the blue route, first day of school mistake, check out this little guy. did he just call my teacher mom? >> oh, remember that? >> kindergarten, yes. good mornings of courts, north on 55, watch for that accident approaching the 42 freeway, as you head in toward that bellmawr interchange. as we mention, trump campaign event here, in town, presidential candidate coming to town, the union league, south broad street, which is just south of city hall, events start time 11:00. already setting things up, by invitation only. you know we'll have a crowd outside, detours, delays, through mid afternoon, again this is all south of city hall, south broad street, so keep that in mine, also, all of the septa buses will be detoured, as well, through mid afternoon. chris, alex, back over to you. >> thank you. 6:18. the board chairman at ursinus college under fire for some of his tweets and he will now meet with the student he offended. >> lauren johnson, more on the reaction f

right there in fishtown girard avenue is closed once again today until 2 o'clock this afternoon right95. they've been doing this during the middays and it is happening once again today. over on the schuylkill expressway so far no big delays. speeds in the 40's and 50's. those delays will crop up probably in about 15 minutes or so. we have that water main break in northeast philadelphia that's blocking off knorr at somerdale. tyson or levick would be better bets than knorr this morning. and of course donald trump coming to the union league later on this morning so there's going to be added activity along south broad street just south of city hall. then the boss, bruce springsteen comes to citizens bank park tonight for a concert. friday night he'll have another one but tonight watch out for extra traffic there in south philadelphia. have a downed tree we're watching this morning near villanova blocking off montgomery avenue, 320. old gulph road or county line are some alternates. still some overnight work on the northeast extension. it's northbound approaching the lehigh valley interch

. >>> finally at 4:00, it was an afternoon filled with puppy love of the literal kind in fishtown. dogs from pennsylvania spca visited workers at the lutheran settle many house for employee appreciation day. this isn't just for fun. it also helps socialize these puppies who are looking for forever homes. it's hard to tell who was more excited here, the dogs or the people. >> puppies look pretty big. >>> that will do it for "action news at 4." now for brian taff, alicia vitarelli, and adam joseph, i'm sharrie williams. join me along with brian, adam, and ducis rodgers tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news at 10:00" on phl17. >> we'll see you at 10:00. >>> but now here's rick williams. >> thank you. >>> coming up next on "action news at 5", apple launches its newest phone, its iphone and it will come with big changes, though. and for those who are attached to their headphones, it will mean breaking a longtime habit. that story coming up. >>> also, in "healthcheck" tonight, congress once again fails to pass a bill to help fight zika. ali gorman has details. >>> and s

just one in series of the thefts of zero's and one's from house numbers, in east kensington and fishtownbandit. now, let's head over to lauren for a look at the weather forecast. >> and i get to follow that? today, we have great looking forecast, yesterday was beautiful, and again, today, bright sunshine, low humidity, high temperature at 79 degrees. as we head into tonight, just as nice, mostly clear, cool, down to 60 degrees, for the upcoming weekends, becoming more humid specially by sunday, dry on saturday shall meisha, a but watching out for some much needed rainfall headed into sunday, could see few storms too. >> laura, thanks so much. looking busy 95, cottman, left lane blocked. also accident ft. washington 309 southbound before highland avenue, that right lane is the only one getting by. take a look how bus at this looks there. and also, weaver another accident, take a look at this, moreland road closed between fitzwatertown road and center avenue. you'll need to use an alternate right nowment old welsh rd. your best bet, closed until noon. coming up on cbs this morning, preview

. >> fishtown fall out of the sky. >> no. >> thank god the tree was there to break the fish's fall or you could have knock out. >> where did the fish come from. >> my girlfriend saw a bird frying off. i was laying on the ground screaming hysterically and she said my gosh it is a fish. i started screaming, and she said it was a bird that dropped it. >> a lot of people saw light colored bird. >> a hawk or eagle went in the schuylkill river, and pick it up and falls off tall on. >> yes. >> yes. >> what are the odds. >> i cannot really answer that question. i don't think they have done research on that. >> did anyone say something fish bye that story. >> something stinks to my can't even imagine what it would be like. >> to be hit in the face with a fish. >> was it something like this. >> yes. >> way to go. >> there we go. >> enjoy that smell it is not fun. >> i have to deal witt next few hours it is awful how it smelled. >> you like to go fishing. >> i do. >> have you ever caught a cat fish. >> no, we used to catch trout coming up and we would catch sand sharks, and i have never caught a